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This Is How I Went from a Youtube Video Creator to a Full Time Filmmaker
I began making videos at the age of 7 years old. A time before speaking to a camera was even cool or understood.
I’ve always been obsessed with story telling. I began posting videos to Youtube at the age of 7. My first video was a lego stop-motion video around 8–10 seconds long. I was so excited to put something out there for the world to see. I remember watching the Indiana Jones films growing up and being so inspired. I would always have them playing in the background while I filmed my lego videos. I grew up in a small town, played a lot of sports as a kid. Although once I found my passion for filmmaking, nothing else mattered. I would film tests, search Youtube tutorials, construct crazy DIY filmmaking rigs and couldn’t get enough of it.
After a few months of posting short films to Youtube for myself, I began to receive comments on my videos which fuelled me with excitement. Lego stop-motion films wasn’t exactly what I wanted to do, although I had to work with what I had. Having no budget, no cast, no camera operator, writers or editors I had to wear all of the hats. Being a kid who locked himself in his bedroom to film lego videos probably wasn’t exactly what my parents had in mind. Luckily for me, my parents were my and are still my biggest supporters. My dad would let me use his still and video cameras. My parents are a few of the only people who never gave up on me and my crazy dream.
One questions I’m constantly asked is how did I break out of the shell and become a filmmaker. Growing up from a small town with a population of roughly 500 people at the time, filmmaking was considered a hobby and was unattainable. Everyone would either end up settling or working for a friend, cousin or relative. This may sound cliché, but I was put on this earth to create.
The answer to this question isn’t as simple as you may think and is a slow process. It’s very important that you must know becoming a…
